ENGLISH WEEK 4 - Feminism and Historical Approach

Question 1

It involves, looking beyond the literature at the broader historical and cultural events occurring at that time the piece was written.

Answer 1

Historical Approach

Question 2

questions whether texts came from a singular source, author, or historical context, and seeks to untangle the sources present within any given text.

Answer 2

Source Criticism

Question 3

seeks to understand the claims of a text by analyzing its linguistic patterns

Answer 3

Form Criticism

Question 4

analyzes how redactors editors wore together various traditions into one whole

Answer 4

Redaction Criticism

Question 5

focuses on female representation in literature, pays attention to female points of view

Answer 5

Feminism/Feminist Approach

Question 6

refers to analyzing a text based solely on your own personal reactions and interpretations

Answer 6

Subjective Reader Response

Question 7

involves considering the intended audience or “implied reader” of the text, trying to understand how the author might expect a typical reader to react, alongside your own personal response

Answer 7

Receptive Reader Response

Question 8

is a theory may be understood as a
reaction to the strict formalism or New
Criticism.

_ theory originated in the
1960s and 1970s as a reaction to the
dominant New Criticism approach, which
focused on the text itself rather than the
_’s _ to it.

Answer 8

Reader Response